Chapter 11: Marionette's Secret
Celeste kept wondering on both Marionette and Sand Rider's words. She was in so deep in her thought that several of the serverbots has to snap her out. Crystal knows about this and was worried about her net navi.
"Wow this is interesting. Celeste has not detected my little cute puppet wondering around the lab. I can create total chaos here or better yet steal her program," said Marionette as she calls back her puppet and went to the dazed Celeste.
"This will be easier than I thought," Marionette thought to herself. As she was about to reach for Celeste emblem her hand was grabbed by Celeste. Marionette was in shock that Celeste had done that as Celeste grabbed her other hand.
"You know something about me don't you," said Celeste as she look dead on Marionette.
"I do not know what you are talking about," said Marionette trying to hide information.
"You know I was a gatekeeper. And you know the fact that I left for some reason. You know that much about me and yet right now you pretend you know nothing about me. Speak up Marionette or I won't be so kindly letting you go," said Celeste. Marionette is caught and do not know what to do.
"Ok fine I do know few things about you," said Marionette as she does not want to say any information at all.
"Ok say it," said Celeste. Marionette wanted her program but this won't do. She is caught where she cannot use her puppets at all.
"You can say I read it off your data. I manage to find certain information like that. Even though I still want your program that is inside I cannot get it. Too many interference with what ever memory you have. You can say that I can come in-predictable timing," said Marionette as she was lying.
"You can say that I know more about you. However you do not know anything about me. Like you, I am searching for something. Either my master to upgrade me, or get some other upgrade myself," said Marionette as she reveals her true purpose without thought.
"So that is why you want my program," said Celeste as she now knows the reason. Marionette realize after words what just said.
"I…. uh….. um……I," said Marionette as she was hesitated to talk now and is shaking.
"If you need an upgrade, then why did you not ask people around you like my operator? I believe she would give you one," said Celeste. Marionette was shock to hear that coming out of someone's mouth.
"I…. d-don't ….. know …..w-what …..t-to …….. say," said Marionette as she is now panicking. Celeste let go of her and look at her.
"Just ask my operator," said Celeste. Marionette started to disappear into thin air and hopefully do not do that again.
"That was close. I do not want a puppet master to upgrade me. Unless they are my master then I would be ok. I do not want any other to touch me," said Marionette as Celeste heard that.
"Master?" asked Celeste as she tries to find out what Marionette is. Marionette was still around but thought she left Celeste behind. Celeste found her before she made another puppet Serverbot.
"So who is your master?" asked Celeste as she stands right behind of Marionette. Marionette was surprise to see Celeste was right behind and heard her talking.
"I do not know. Last time I remember is that I was created in a laboratory and a shadowy figure was in the background. I wanted to know who is the shadowy figure is and I know who created me. That person that is hidden in the shadows I called my master," said Marionette.
"Ah so you are not all independent," said Celeste as she was smiling. Marionette still hides the truth from Celeste and unluckily, the change of subject was not she needed.
"I never know what happened to the laboratory or what happened to my master. All I know I got out of there before disaster happens," said Marionette as she sound like she is covering up something.
"Oh. Then you are in here to find if anyone here can be your master?" asked Celeste. Marionette looks down and calls back her puppet.
"I am trying to find that laboratory. I thought this one might have any information of the laboratory that my master has. I already look at the ministry of science couple of times and found nothing," said Marionette.
"At least you are not giving up. You are determined to find your creator," said Celeste. Marionette has looked down as if something was not wrong then she snaps out.
"Agh! I have no time for this," said Marionette as she disappeared into nothingness leaving no trace of her.
"Wait Marionette," said Celeste as she tried to get a hold on Marionette before she left. It was too late Marionette was gone.
"She read my data. Then that means it must be stored somewhere inside of me," said Celeste as she was tricked by Marionette. By the time Crystal leaves the laboratory, Marionette hid within Celeste PET.
"Damn Celeste. If you only knew what I knew then, you will probably be in my situation," thought Marionette. Once Crystal got home she plugged in Celeste to her homepage. Marionette had followed. Marionette fell asleep while Celeste was doing her chores of virus busting within the computer as well as Lace. After that both Lace and Celeste fell asleep. Marionette wake up and try again to steal Celeste program.
"This time she can't stop me," Marionette thought. Marionette touched Celeste emblem and started to have flashbacks as well as Celeste in her dreams.
"What where am I?" asked Marionette. A net navi that has dark blue female ninja clothes with purple with a black scarf. Her emblem is in the shape of a kunai (throwing knives) that is silver and red fill. The rims of the emblem are dark purple. The ninja has brown eyes and green hair.
"You are at the gatekeeper tower. I am Yae or as known as Strider Yae. This is Celeste also known as Gemini Celeste," said the female ninja navi as she looks at Celeste.
"Thanks for the help but I do not need help from the likes of puppets," said Marionette as she walks away.
"Are you hungry?" asked Celeste to Marionette as she was starting to walk away. Marionette kept her regular pace.
"Net Navies do not get hungry," said Marionette and the other two try to catch up with Marionette. Then a noise happened outside of the tower.
"What the?" asked Marionette as she ran towards the outside and saw many net navies coming in humongous army.
"It's Falzar and Greiga. Those Zoanoroids army are going through the portals again," said Yae as she pulled out her two swords from her side and back.
"They never gave up fighting it is either they fight before heading to the portal. Fight during they hit the portal. I am not surprised they fight after they reach the beyond," said Celeste.
"Beyond?" asked Marionette. The other two net navies look at Marionette as she was confused.
"Yes the beyond is where the portal is that we gatekeeper always protect from the beyondard coming and from anyone leaving. However, we gatekeepers find portals everywhere else thanks to the Falzar and Greiga army," said Yae.
"I came from a portal. I was watching someone when I fell here," said Marionette.
"I can hide you both as a debt for saving my life. However once this thing dies down, I am going back what I was doing," said Marionette as the other two agreed as the flashbacks ended.
"I did not expect that to happened," thought Marionette as she let go of Celeste Emblem. Marionette was about to leave and Celeste woke up.
"You were there were you," said Celeste to Marionette as Marionette stopped in her tracks.
"You were with me before I had amnesia. You were with me. Why did you not say something in the first place," said Celeste as she looks at Marionette. Marionette did not answer.
"Answer me Marionette!!" shouted Celeste as she was looking at Marionette. Marionette turned around as she knows that the information was too great for her to lose but she lost it already.
"I did not want to say anything or show you that part but I did. There are so many secrets that are inside of you, yet I got intrigued by it. However, a puppet is always a puppet," said Marionette.
"Puppet? What do you mean by that," said Celeste as she was dumb found what Marionette said.
"No matter where you go or who you fight there always will be a puppet and a puppet Master," said Marionette as she left the homepage of Crystal and Celeste just stood there do not know what to say.
"Why calling me a puppet? I do not understand by that. What does she mean there are so many secrets that is inside of me? Well it is the best not to dwell on it too much. I already got the serverbots worried and my operator started to notices it too. If she was there the whole entire time, then why she did not say it in the first place? I guess I will never know her like she claims," thought Celeste. Celeste thoughts started to disappear as she fell back to sleep.
